Hunter Trimarchi: Image and Pilgrimage in Christian Culture

     In general I really knew nothing about pilgrimage before this book.  After doing some reading, I was quickly enlightened in what pilgrimage was and how it is still relevant till this day.  Going into the reading I believed that pilgrimage was something of the past and did not have much significance today.  I soon realized that I could not have been more wrong.  The spiritual and religious significance that pilgrimage offered was truly astonishing.

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